Carly First

Hello, I'm Carly! I am the owner & operator, as well an artist here at Twist - Champion Forest! I began working for Painting with a Twist in May of 2017 as an artist at our previous location in Tomball, until the studio was transferred to me in May of 2019. We relocated to the Champion Forest area in 2020 & have been pARTying ever since! I love being involved in all aspects of the company & continue to instruct events whenever I can! Kids Camp & Paint-Your-Pet events are my FAVORITE. Outside of Painting with a Twist, I spend most of my time with my husband Ben, our son Davis, & our 3 dogs, Roadie, Tucker & Bear! I spend my free time with family/friends, painting, reading, scrapbooking, goofin around outside & going to the movies/concerts/Astros games. I'm always up for an adventure and my favorite places in the world to visit are Big Bend and Mexico. I'm most creatively inspired by nature, music, literature & of course, love. I'm constantly brainstorming ways to excite all of our guests, whether it be through new weekly deals, themed events, or even just seasonal decor. I hope our studio feels like a sanctuary of fun, relaxation, & really sparks something within you.

Lo & Raborn Reader

Lo and Raborn are co-owner's and artist-assistants here at Twist-Champion Forest! They love decorating and sprucing up the studio, coming up with fun themed events, and watching folks of all ages unwind and express themselves! In their free time, they enjoy cooking, spending time by the fire, playing with their 4 dogs and 5 cats, and hanging out with all 5 of their adult kids and their grandchildren. Lo is a very busy cosmetologist and loves to beautify her clients, and Raborn is a businessman also involved in freemasonry. They can't wait to see your beautiful faces in the studio!

Ben First

Hey, I'm Ben and I am Carly's husband and an artist-assistant here at Twist Champion Forest. While I don't instruct events, I do love the environment here in the studio and can often be found pouring extra paint and hyping guests up on busy nights. I enjoy grilling and cooking, writing, traveling, playing the guitar, spending time with my wife, our son, and our dogs. I love Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Archer. I also make a mean cocktail; order a Twist at Home kit through the At Home Kits tab and click on the link to my cocktail page below to whip up one of your own to sip on while you're painting!

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Cat Loehr

Twist artist Cat has loved doing art since she was a toddler! At four she got her start as a muralist on the stairwell wall, much to her mother’s disappointment! She has come a long way since with her art and murals, both painted on walls, and street art chalk festivals every fall (Kerrville Chalk& Via Colori in DT Houston), as well as doing many fun portrait and pet portrait commissions. In addition to making her own art she is the 7th and 8th grade art teacher at Doerre Intermediate, mother of two boys and two fur babies, and artist here at Painting with a Twist! She loves bold and bright colors, emotional art, and most of all she has a passion for sharing her love and ability to create art with everyone, regardless of age or current ability! At Twist, she loves teaching floral paintings, Paint Your Pet, and her specialty Tarot Card Reading Open Workshop events! Come create and have some fun with Cat!!

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Amanda Jeffery

Hi! My name is Amanda Jeffery and I have always been a creative person. Currently, I am enrolled at Lone Star and consider myself a nerd and proud of it. Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Harry Potter, you name it, I'm a fan. I have a 14 year old daughter and I believe everyone is capable of creating art, and the best kind is made with fun. My favorite events to teach at Twist are all of the Trivia/Themed paintings, and anything under the blacklights!

Agnes Stelmach

Hi, I'm Agnes! My passion for art began at a young age after meeting a family friend who was a painter. His work hung in my home, inspiring me to pursue my dream of becoming an artist. I studied fine art in college and earned a BFA in Studio Art from Sam Houston State University in 2013. Today, I paint with oils in my home studio and showcase my work at art fairs and local markets around Texas. I’m also passionate about astronomy, often sketching what I observe through my telescope. My love for animals leads me to the Houston Zoo, where I sketch animals from life to incorporate into my paintings. In my free time, I enjoy video games, knitting, spinning yarn, and backpacking around Texas. I especially love teaching master classes, focusing on intricate landscapes or detailed animals!

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Sierra Smalley

Hey! I’m Sierra and I’ve been practicing all mediums of art for as long as I can remember. I’m a self taught artist and I’ve even won awards for many of my art pieces! You might’ve seen me in the Houston Chronicle for my art years ago with bright red hair. My interests outside of art include comics (Vision and the Scarlet Witch, Watchmen, and the Walking Dead are some of my favorites), Star Wars, video games, and my fur babies. My dream is to one day to create my own graphic novel series! I hope to see you in my class one day to share some laughs and have fun with art! My favorite events to teach are themed/trivia paintings, figures of beautiful women, and kids classes!

Keturah Price

Howdy! My name is Keturah Price and I am an artist based in Houston Texas. I am a self taught painter and comic book illustrator who is also currently enrolled in Grad school with a focus in Screenwriting. I love teaching, gardening, and spending time with my dog, Harper! My favorite paintings to teach are anything seasonal and beautiful landscapes!

Ian Miles

Hello! My name is Ian and I am one of your devoted artists here at Painting With a Twist, Champion Forest! I was born in Maryland and resided there for nearly a decade until I moved to St. Louis, Missouri. My family came home to Texas when I was 10 years old, and I have been here ever since! I have thoroughly enjoyed art museums from The Smithsonian and Saint Louis Art Museum, to the Museum of Fine Arts- Houston. I love a good museum, latte, and drawing day. I currently pour all of my love into my dog, three geckos, my family, and my work. While my background is in Montessori education and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy, art has always been my passion, and I could not be more thrilled to be a part of the team here. I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. I also enjoy working with clay, nail art, jewelry making, digital art, and tattooing. Out of all of my tattoos, I implemented 23 of them myself and designed 3. Feel free to visit my art Instagram at @the_pumpkin_pixie and reach out to me for custom tattoo designs, clay pieces, paint/pencil/pen commissions, and customizations of your home decor! I love painting table tops, tv trays, you name it!

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